Frank talk about the economy

The US economy is likely to bottom out early in 2009 and resume growing by the middle of the year if Congress passes a stimulus package soon and does more to help homeowners facing foreclosure, US Representative Barney Frank said yesterday.

In a wide-ranging interview with Boston Globe editors and reporters, Frank emphasized the need for more government action to check a quickening economic slide. Despite a series of interventions over the last ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Oct 25, 2008 - 6:33 AM PDT
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Jay Balagna
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by Jay Balagna - Oct. 27, 2008

It is. I would have liked to see some input from someone at a hedge fund, considering they were portrayed fairly negatively. Also, some way for people to relate to this topic would have been nice. As it stands, most people would have a hard time making the connection to how this affects them.

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Michon Wynn
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by Michon Wynn - Oct. 26, 2008

This a opinion beat. There was some fact but the article is base on a person opinion ideally.

I agree that the $700 billion dollar bailout needs to somehow someway go to mortgage companies.

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